Food and Feeding Habits Summary - Callinectes arcuatus

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Food and Feeding Habits Summary Callinectes arcuatus

Main Ref.	Paul, R.K.G., 1981
Fish stage	juv./adults	Mean length	6.00 none
Sample size	27	Percent empty
Country	Mexico	Locality	Huizache lagoon
Period	January February March April May June July August September October November December Highlighted items on the list are known Feeding Periods of Callinectes arcuatus

Diet percent	Food I	Food II	Food III	Prey stage	Item Name	Comments
2.11 %	plants	other plants	benthic algae/weeds	n.a./others	Plantae	1.9% plant material (Ruppia maritima, Salicornia sp., Cladophora sp., Enteromorpha sp.).
25.25 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	bivalves	juv./adults	Bivalvia	22.7% bivalves (Tagelus affinis, other bivalves).
13.35 %	nekton	finfish	bony fish	juv./adults	Osteichthyes yes
35.04 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	crabs	juv./adults	Brachyura	31.5% crabs (Callinectes spp., Gecarcinus sp., Cardisoma crassum).
12.46 %	detritus	detritus	debris	n.a./others	organic material	11.2% unidentifiable organic material.
0.89 %	zoobenthos	mollusks	gastropods	juv./adults	Gastropoda	0.8% gastropods (Cerithidea mazatlantica, other gastropods).
0.55 %	zoobenthos	other benth. Invertebrates	n.a./other benth. Invertebrates	juv./adults	other invertebrates	0.3% bryozoans; 0.2% hydrozoans.
0.56 %	zoobenthos	other benth. Invertebrates	n.a./other benth. Invertebrates	juv./adults	Foraminifera	0.5% foraminiferans.
1.89 %	zoobenthos	worms	polychaetes	juv./adults	Polychaeta	1.7% polychaetes (Polydora sp., other polychaetes).
7.90 %	zoobenthos	benth. crust.	shrimps/prawns	juv./adults	shrimps	7.1% non-brachyuran decapods (Penaeus spp., Macrobrachium spp., Callianassa sp.).